183 Acres on Brushy Creek of Bluestone River

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Purpose

This Free-Space profile has been created to provide additional details about 183 acres located on the North Fork of Brush Creek, a tributary of the Bluestone River. Today this land is located within Mercer County, West Virginia.

History

1782

On 27 July 1782, Land Office Treasury Warrant #13006 was issued and contained the 183 acres located on the North Fork of Brush Creek^[1].

1887

On 30 August 1787, the 183 acres was part of a land survey within Montgomery County, Virginia^[1][2].

1790

Wythe County was established from a portion of Montgomery County^[3]. The 183 acres was now part of Wythe County, Virginia.

1793

On 27 February 1793, Commonwealth of Virginia Governor Henry Lee affixed the lesser seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia to the grant of 183 acres to Richard Bailey Sr.^[1].

Land Grant - 183 Acres to Richard Bailey.

1799

On Dec 20 1799, Tazewell County was created using land that was previously part of Russell and Wythe Counties^[3]. The 183 acres was now part of Tazewell County, Virginia.

1806

Giles County was established using land from Montgomery, Monroe, and Tazewell Counties^[3]. The 183 acres was now part of Giles County, Virginia.

1818

Richard Bailey Sr. passed away.

1827

On 1 June 1827 an indenture for the sale of the 183 acres was recorded:

This Indenture made this first day of June eighteen hundred and twenty seven years between John Bailey senior, Henry Bailey senior and Elizabeth his wife, Cloe Bailey, alias McComas, Reuben Bailey son and Sarah his wife, Samuel Lusk and Sarah Lusk alias Bailey his wife, Richard Bailey and Isobel his wife of Tazewell County Va., James Bailey and Margaret his wife, Archibald Bailey and Agnes his wife of Logan County Va., Micajah Bailey & Omy his wife of Giles County; Henry Bailey junior and Mary his wife, John younger, Jonathan Bailey junior, Harvey Bailey and Agnes Bailey sons and daughters of Eli Bailey deceased, and Agnes Bailey alias Clark of Tazewell County Va., all heirs and joint heirs of the late Richard Bailey senior of the one part, and Archibald Bailey of Tazewell County, Va. of the other part.

This provides the names of all ten of Richard Bailey Sr.'s children, several spouses of his children, and seven grandchildren:

• Son John Payton Bailey.
  • Grandson Archibald Bailey of Tazewell County.
• Son Henry Bailey and his wife Elizabeth Peters.
• Daughter Chloe (Bailey) Lusk.
• Son Reuben Bailey and his wife Sarah Ferguson.
• Daughter Sarah (Bailey) Lusk and her husband Samuel Lusk Jr..
• Son Richard Bailey Jr. and his wife Isabel Ferguson.
  • Grandson Henry Bailey Jr. and his wife Mary Bailey. Mary was his 1st cousin, son of Elijah Bailey and Nancy Agnes Clark, also a grandchild of Richard Bailey Sr.
• Son James Bailey Sr. and his wife Margaret Stinson.
• Son Archibald Bailey and his wife Agnes Godfrey of Logan County.
• Son Micajah Bailey and his wife Naomi Shufflebarger.
• Deceased son Elijah Bailey and his wife Nancy Agnes (Clark) Bailey.
  • Granddaughter Mary Bailey and her husband Henry Bailey Jr.. Henry was her 1st cousin, son of Richard Bailey Jr. and Isabel Ferguson, also a grandchild of Richard Bailey Sr.
  • Grandson John Bailey.
  • Grandson Jonathan Bailey Jr.
  • Grandson Harvey Bailey.
  • Granddaughter Agnes Bailey.

A subtlety in the indenture text is that it mentions two men named Archibald Bailey:

• Archibald Bailey and Agnes his wife of Logan County Va. - heirs of Richard Bailey Sr. who were selling their rights to the land.
• Archibald Bailey of Tazewell County, Va. - the individual who was acquiring the land.

Distringuishing these two Archibalds can be challenging, but the 1830 Census can help. A search of the 1830 Census for men named "Arch* Ba*l*y" living in Virginia produces only two results:

1. Archibald Bailey living in Logan County, Virginia. His age was 50 - 59 years. This is the son of Richard Bailey Sr.
2. Archibald Bailey living in Tazewell County, Virginia. His age was 40 - 49 years. This is the grandson of Richard Bailey Sr.

This indenture formalized Archibald Bailey of Tazewell County as the owner of this land, noting that he had acquired the land from the heirs of Richard Bailey Sr. Despite this land now residing in Giles County, this indenture was recorded in the Tazewell County Deed Book^[2].

1836

On 3 November 1836, the acquisition of the 183 acres by Archibald Bailey was recorded in the Tazewell County, Virginia Deed Book^[2].

1837

On March 17 1837, Mercer County was established using land from Giles and Tazewell Counties^[3]. The 183 acres was now part of Mercer County, Virginia.

1863

On 20 Jun 1863, West Virginia was formed as a new State, separating from Virginia^[4]. The 183 acres is now part of Mercer County, West Virginia.

1876

On 14 Nov 1876, Archibald Bailey passed away^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Land grant 27 February 1793. Bailey, Richard. grantee.; Virginia. Land Office. Register.; Library of Virginia. Archives. Location: Montgomery County. Source: Land Office Grants No. 27, 1792-1793, p. 575-576 (Reel 93). This Land Office Treasury Warrant spans two pages in the original document (pages 575 and 576) and digital images of each page are hosted at the Library of Virginia website. A single JPG that combines these two images into a single image can be viewed here.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Tazewell County, Virginia, Deed Book, Volume 6 (years 1834-1838); Pages 327-329; Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah; Catalog #399488; DGS #8191612; Images 197-198 of 682.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} “State and County Maps of Virginia.” MapofUS.org. Year: 1799. Accessed February 8, 2022. https://www.mapofus.org/Virginia/
4. ↑ “West Virginia Statehood, June 20, 1863.” National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, July 26, 2019. https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/west-virginia.
5. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMJQ-LDS : 10 March 2018), Line #38, Archibald Bailey, 14 Nov 1876; citing Mercer, West Virginia, County Records, 16, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,477.